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INDUCTION-CONDENSER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 704,585, dated July 15,1902. Application filed September 25,1901. Serial No. 76,497. (Nomodel.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that 1, Louis SOHUTTE, a citizen of the United States ofAmerica, residing in the city and county of Philadelphia, in the Stateof Pennsylvania, have invented a certain new and useful Improvement inInduction-Gondensers, of which the following is a true and exactdescription, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, whichform a part thereof.

My invention relates to the construction of induction-condensers adaptedto be used in connection with exhaust-steam, and has for its object inpart to facilitate the angular adjustment of the parts adapted toconnect with the water and steam pipes and in part the provision ofimproved inechanisnrfor adj usting the sleeve and ram.

The nature of my special improvements will be best understood asdescribed in connection with the drawings, in which they areillustrated, and in which Figure 1 is a side elevation of the condenser;Fig. 2, a longitudinal section on the line 2 2 of Fig. 1, and Fig. 3 asection on the irregular line 3-3 3 of Fig. 2.

A indicates the main body of the condenser, into which the exhaust-steamis introduced through the opening A. This part of. the condenser has anopening a at top with a flat (preferably) annular top or edge, as shown.B is the discharge-tube, secured to the bottom of the main body A.

G is the water-nozzle, resting on the top of the opening A through anannular flange O and capable of being angularly adjusted, said annularflange having formed through it a perforation C for the spindle of theadjustable sleeve.

D is the combining-tube, secured, as shown, between the end of thenozzle 0 and the discharge-tube B.

E is the water-head, forming the upper part of the condenser-body,secured to the top of the opening a, by bolts or other convenientdevices passing through an annular flange E and adjustable angularlythereon. The head E has an opening E for the water-pipe connection andinternallyis formed, as shown, with a sleeve or nozzle E formingpractically a continuation of the nozzle 0, but with an openingintervening between them which leads into a-passage (indicated at E andcommunicating with an outlet e The head E is also formed with aperforation (indicated at E for the passage of the adjustable rod of thenozzle, said passage having a stuffing-box e at its upper end. Above themain chamher in head E is formed a chamber E connected with a source oflive-steam or pressure-water supply and communicating with the main bodyof the head through an expanding nozzle, (indicated at E E indicating astuiflng-box at the extreme top of the head. Secured to the upper partof the head E are two pivoted links F F, to the upper ends of which aresecured racks, (indicated at G and G,) the said racks being firmlysecured together, as shown, and formed with their teeth on oppositeedges of the two rackbars, so that they do not come opposite to eachother. At the top of each set of rack-teeth is an extra-long tooth,(indicated at g.)

M and M are bearings formed, as shown, with lips M adapted to engage andslide on ribs G formed on the rack-bars. These bearings serve tosupports shafts (indicated at H H wheels, (indicated at H and H,) thegearwheel H engaging with the rack G and the gear-wheel H with the rackG. Each of these gear-wheels is formed with one extralong space betweenits teeth, as indicated at h, so that they can only be engaged with therack in one certain position-that is to say, the space It is made toengage with the long rack-tooth which insures the correct adj ustment ofthe operative parts. The shafts H and H have each secured to themhandwheels I and I, by which they and the gearwheels are turned, andeach of the shafts is formed, as shown, with detent-openings, (indicatedat 71 which can be engaged by a locking-bolt, (indicated at J Jindicating a lever for withdrawing said bolts.

N indicates an adjustable sleeve working over the upper part of thecombining-tubeE and having secured to it the rod L, which passes throughthe perforations O and E and is attached to the bearing M.

0 indicates the ram, passing through the center of the head E of themain body A and attached at its upper end to the bearing M.

It will be obvious that in the construction which support on their endsgear shown the head E can be turned to various angular positions withrespect to the body A without interfering with the working of theapparatus. The ram 0 being centrally seated turns without in any wayaffecting its operative combination with the other parts of the device,and the adj usting-rod L in turning with the head turns with it thenozzle 0 and sleeve N without in any way alfecting their operativecombination. This is highly advantageous, because it enables convenientconnections to be made to the exhaust-steam pipe and water-pipe. It willbe obvious that by turningthe hand-wheel I and the shaft and gear-wheelattached to it the rod L and sleeve N can be raised or lowered at willand secured in any desired position by means of engagement of the bolt Jwith one of the detent-openings h In the same way the ram 0 isvertically adjusted by turning the handwheel I and locked in position bya device identical with that used in connection with the hand-wheel I.Theother features of the construction illustrated are of a familiar kindand need no further description.

Having now described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is-

1. In a condenser having a main body A with an opening a at its top, acombining-tube situated in said main body, an adjustable sleeve workingover said combining-tube and a sleeve-adjusting rod extending from saidtube, the combination with said parts of a nozzle 0 having a flange Oresting on the end of the opening a and having a perforation O for thepassage of the sleeve-adjusting rod, a head E angularly adjustable onthe end of t-he main body and about the opening a said head being formedwith a perforation E for the sleeve-adjusting rod, a ram 0 extendingthrough the head E and nozzle 0 into the combining-tube D and means forlongitudinally adjusting the ram and sleeve-adjusting rod, said meansbeing secured to the head E, all substantially as described and so thatthe head E and sleeve N can be adjusted in angular direction withoutinterfering with the operativeness of the condenser.

2. In a condenser having an adjustable ram and sleeve, thecombinationwith the condenser-body of racks G and G, bearings M and M secured tothe ram and sleeve-spindle and sliding on the racks, shafts H Hsupported in said bearings and gear-Wheels H H secured to said shaftsand engaging respectively the racks G and G.

3. In a condenser having an adjustable ram and sleeve, the combinationwith the condenser-body of racks G and G secured to said condenser-bodyby pivoted links F,bearings M and M secured to the ram andsleeve-spindle andsliding on the racks, shafts H H supported in saidbearings and gear-Wheels H H secured to said shafts and engagingrespectively the racks G and G.

l. In a condenser having an adjustable ram and sleeve, the combinationwith the condenser-body of racks G and G, bearings M and M secured tothe ram and sleeve-spindle and sliding on the racks, shafts H Hsupported in said bearings, gear-wheels H H secured to said shafts andengaging respectively the racks G and G and means for locking the shaftsand gear-wheels in determined position.

5. In a condenser having an adjustable ram and sleeve the combinationwith the condenser-body of racks G and G each having at top anextra-long tooth g, bearings M and M secured to the ram andsleeve-spindle and sliding on theracks, shafts H H supported in saidbearings and gear-wheels H H secured to said shafts and engagingrespectively the racks G and G, each of said gear-wheels having anextra-long space between teeth as h whereby the gears and racks arealways engaged in the same way.

LOUIS SCHUTTE.

WVitnesses:

CHAS. F. MYERS, D. STEWART.

